APA (APA) Competitors $21.87 +0.27 (+1.25%) (As of 12/24/2024 05:19 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends APA vs. CVE, EQT, EXE, DVN, CTRA, MRO, EC, WDS, PR, and OVVShould you be buying APA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of APA include Cenovus Energy (CVE), EQT (EQT), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Devon Energy (DVN), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Marathon Oil (MRO), Ecopetrol (EC), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Permian Resources (PR), and Ovintiv (OVV). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry. APA vs. Cenovus Energy EQT Chesapeake Energy Devon Energy Coterra Energy Marathon Oil Ecopetrol Woodside Energy Group Permian Resources Ovintiv Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders believe in CVE or APA? 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 103.94%. APA has a consensus target price of $31.14, indicating a potential upside of 42.40%. Given Cenovus Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cenovus Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83APA 4 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.10 Which has higher earnings & valuation, CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCenovus Energy$58.94B0.46$3.04B$1.4510.14APA$9.19B0.88$2.86B$7.083.09 Which has more volatility and risk, CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 3.19, indicating that its stock price is 219% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy received 537 more outperform votes than APA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.32% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote while only 40.37% of users gave APA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCenovus EnergyOutperform Votes64660.32% Underperform Votes42539.68% APAOutperform Votes10940.37% Underperform Votes16159.63% Is CVE or APA more profitable? APA has a net margin of 24.36% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 6.72%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cenovus Energy6.72% 12.88% 6.80% APA 24.36%27.86%7.99% Is CVE or APA a better dividend stock? Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Cenovus Energy pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to CVE or APA? In the previous week, APA had 9 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for APA and 2 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat APA's score of 0.20 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cenovus Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive APA 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAPA beats Cenovus Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad StocksToTradeAfter New Years, price goes back up 4,800%When was the last time you bought something for a buck? I don’t even think you can buy anything at McDonalds for a dollar anymore!Click here to review Tim’s special Holiday offer before it’s too late. Get APA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAPACrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.09B$7.91B$8.56B$9.28BDividend Yield4.75%23.62%11.67%4.28%P/E Ratio3.0911.5412.5017.25Price / Sales0.886.8952.55121.12Price / Cash2.346.9410.9737.82Price / Book1.821.753.904.94Net Income$2.86B$1.20B$955.68M$225.76M7 Day Performance6.79%2.84%3.10%3.92%1 Month Performance-2.89%-6.44%-4.36%1.71%1 Year Performance-41.35%-5.10%436.87%15.79% APA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAAPA4.1533 of 5 stars$21.87+1.3%$31.14+42.4%-39.2%$8.09B$9.19B3.092,271CVECenovus Energy4.0704 of 5 stars$14.67+1.7%$30.00+104.5%-12.1%$26.78B$58.94B10.126,925EQTEQT4.3886 of 5 stars$43.61+1.4%$46.61+6.9%+14.3%$26.02B$4.79B51.92740Positive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy3.9237 of 5 stars$95.76+0.9%$111.71+16.7%N/A$22.13B$4.03B59.11N/ADVNDevon Energy4.7239 of 5 stars$30.97+0.6%$50.05+61.6%-31.8%$20.34B$15.68B5.751,900Analyst UpgradeCTRACoterra Energy4.7454 of 5 stars$23.86+0.8%$32.53+36.3%-4.1%$17.58B$5.66B14.37894Positive NewsMROMarathon Oil1.3177 of 5 stars$28.55flat$30.94+8.4%N/A$15.97B$6.70B12.251,681Analyst ForecastECEcopetrol2.4641 of 5 stars$7.46-2.4%$8.50+13.9%-36.8%$15.34B$133.44T3.2919,657WDSWoodside Energy Group1.6094 of 5 stars$15.09+1.9%N/A-27.9%$14.85B$12.58B13.844,667Positive NewsPRPermian Resources4.8991 of 5 stars$13.71+0.8%$18.87+37.6%+3.2%$11.01B$4.83B8.31461Positive NewsOVVOvintiv4.5799 of 5 stars$38.18+1.1%$56.59+48.2%-11.5%$9.94B$10.13B5.061,743 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cenovus Energy Competitors EQT Competitors Chesapeake Energy Competitors Devon Energy Competitors Coterra Energy Competitors Marathon Oil Competitors Ecopetrol Competitors Woodside Energy Group Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APA) was last updated on 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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